Sr. Solutions Architect, Amazon Leo

Amazon; Washington (IN); On-site; USD 154,000 - 208,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RSUs

Health insurance

Paid time off

Parental leave

401(k) matching

Mental health support

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Amazon Leo is building a low Earth orbit satellite network to provide broadband access to underserved areas. The Solutions Architect will engage with operators, broadcasters, and infrastructure teams to shape features, design end-to-end architectures, and drive carrier-grade networking across fiber, wireless, and satellite.

This role also focuses on edge compute, hybrid cloud networking, and scalable, secure overlays.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of design, implementation, or consulting in applications and infrastructures experience.
• 6+ years of IT development or implementation/consulting in software or Internet industries.
• 5+ years of infrastructure architecture, database architecture and networking experience.

Responsibilities

• Be the voice of the customer—engage directly with mobile network operators, broadcasters, tower companies, infrastructure teams, maritime/aviation providers, and rural broadband deployments to influence the roadmap of new features and service capabilities.
• Incubate and launch new solutions—design end-to-end architectures, lead technical discovery sessions, develop reference solutions, and support proofs of concept across LEO satellite and hybrid networks.
• Translate customer requirements into product direction—understand technical requirements and guide evolution of offerings with focus on carrier-grade networking, WAN, routing, QoS, and hybrid connectivity across fiber, wireless, and satellite.
• Solve blockers creatively—develop new product offerings bridging physical constraints with scalable IP and cloud-integrated architectures.
• Earn trust through transparency—build long-term partnerships with customers showing expertise in satellite communications, 4G/5G, transport networks, backhaul, private wireless, and edge infrastructure.
• Develop and share technical content—create best practices, reference architectures, white papers, code samples, and blog posts.

Skills

IP networking

4G/5G architectures

WAN architecture

Traffic engineering

QoS

Hybrid connectivity

Satellite comms

Edge compute

Job description

Description

Application deadline: Aug 29, 2026

Amazon Leo is Amazon's low Earth orbit satellite network. Our mission is to deliver fast, reliable broadband connectivity to customers beyond the reach of existing networks. From households to small businesses, schools, hospitals, and government agencies, Amazon Leo will serve communities and organizations operating in places without dependable internet access.

Key job responsibilities

• Be the voice of the customer — engage directly with mobile network operators, broadcasters, tower companies, infrastructure teams, maritime/aviation providers, and rural broadband deployments to influence the roadmap of new features and service capabilities.
• Incubate and launch new solutions — design end-to-end architectures, lead technical discovery sessions, develop reference solutions, and support proofs of concept that enable customer use cases across LEO satellite and hybrid network environments.
• Translate customer requirements into product direction — understand the technical requirements of our customers and work closely with product management and engineering teams to guide the evolution of our offerings, with a focus on carrier-grade networking, WAN architectures, routing, traffic engineering, QoS, and hybrid connectivity across fiber, wireless, and satellite environments.
• Solve technical and commercial blockers creatively — develop new product offerings that bridge physical network constraints with scalable IP and cloud-integrated architectures aligned to customer operational goals.
• Earn trust through transparency and expertise — build long-term strategic partnerships with customers by demonstrating subject matter expertise in satellite communications, 4G/5G architectures, transport networks, backhaul systems, private wireless deployments, and distributed edge infrastructure.
• Develop and share technical content — create and capture best practices, reference architectures, white papers, code samples, and blog posts covering topics such as edge compute, hybrid cloud networking, secure overlays, and latency-sensitive workloads.
• Grow the Solutions Architecture organization — contribute through hiring, coaching, and mentoring others, and support knowledge sharing across the team.

What We're Looking For

The Candidate Brings a Combination Of The Following

• Hands-on experience with carrier-grade IP networking: routing, WAN architecture, traffic engineering, QoS, and hybrid connectivity across fiber, wireless, and satellite environments
• Familiarity with 4G/5G architectures, transport networks, backhaul systems, or private wireless deployments
• Understanding of how satellite connectivity integrates into modern distributed infrastructure, including edge compute, hybrid cloud networking, secure overlays, and latency-sensitive workloads
• Experience in one or more of the following verticals: mobile network operators, broadcasters, tower companies, microwave or ptp infrastructure, maritime/aviation connectivity, or rural broadband
• Comfort engaging customers to design architectures, lead technical discovery, and develop scalable solutions
• Preferred backgrounds: telecommunications engineering, satellite communications, service provider networking, distributed edge infrastructure, or large-scale enterprise WAN design
• Familiarity with automation tools, infrastructure APIs, and workflow scripting is a plus

Export Control Requirement

Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years of design, implementation, or consulting in applications and infrastructures experience
• 6+ years of specific technology domain areas (e.g. software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data & analytics) experience
• 6+ years of IT development or implementation/consulting in the software or Internet industries experience

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years of infrastructure architecture, database architecture and networking experience
• Experience working with end user or developer communities
• Experience working with Microwave point to point or other point to point technologies
• Experience with 4G/5G architectures, transport networks, backhaul systems, or private wireless deployments
• Experience in one or more of the following verticals: mobile network operators, broadcasters, tower companies, microwave or ptp infrastructure, maritime/aviation connectivity, or rural broadband

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

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